North Warren RSPB reserve

About this reserve

This small but beautiful reserve has a lot to give – rugged heathland, woodland, reedbeds hiding Bitterns and Bearded Tits, and a shingle beach with dramatic views out to sea. ? ? This delightful reserve on the Suffolk coast is a patchwork of grazing marshes, reedbeds, heathland and woodland. Thousands of ducks, swans and geese use the marshes in winter, while spring brings breeding Bitterns, Marsh Harriers, Woodlarks and Nightingales. We have many species of butterfly and dragonfly at North Warren, and our wetland flowers are beautiful. Look for pink Ragged Robin, yellow Flag Iris, and yellow Marsh Sow Thistle as you stroll around the reedbed loop in the warmer months. Check the skies above the reeds too. Hobbies hunt for dragonflies throughout the summer and on winter evenings, several Marsh Harriers often gather to roost. Around dusk in the winter months is when we see large Starling flocks, creating dramatic murmurations before their evening roost. The nearest car park is Thorpe Road Car Park, Aldeburgh (near the Scallop Aldeburgh). 2 Blue Badge spaces. Unlit pay-and-display at the south-eastern and north-eastern boundaries. Blue Badge parking spaces in the south-eastern car park, enabling access to a Tarmac path running north. There are no toilets on sites, but facilities are available in Aldeburgh around half a mile away. There are no toilets on sites, but facilities are available in Aldeburgh around half a mile away. Three colour-coded circular trails of 5.5 miles (9 km), 4 miles (6.5 km) and 2 miles (3 km). Largely on flat ground or moderate inclines. The…

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